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South Africa ’ s Skynamo acquires UK-based mSeller
Skynamo , a provider of field sales management technology , has acquired UK mobile field sales technology provider , mSeller in a deal the company said is aimed at growing its market share in the UK . The acquisition of mSeller comes a year after Skynamo secured US $ 30 million in funding from US-based software investment firm , Five Elms Capital , to accelerate the adoption of its field sales management platform worldwide .
“ The acquisition of mSeller gives us a stronger foothold in the UK thanks to their very loyal customer base and a team with more than two decades of local field sales technology experience ,” said Sam Clarke , CEO , Skynamo . “ By merging the best features of mSeller into Skynamo , we ’ ll be able to offer the global market a truly holistic order management and digital catalogue experience for field sales reps and their customers .”
Stephen Langham , Founder , mSeller , said : “ Running a sales team is expensive , so ensuring that they have the right tools to improve sales and profitability while delivering superb customer experiences in any situation is key . “ Digital tools like mSeller and Skynamo are offering this functionality and redefining the way businesses with field sales teams operate .”
Ayoba , an African messaging app , has reiterated its focus on protecting its users ’ privacy and security
Ayoba , an African messaging app , has reiterated its focus on protecting its users ’ privacy and security . The company has reassured its users that it ’ s not possible for messages in the app to be read by anyone or shared to any third parties . The app features peer-to-peer private messaging which are end-to-end encrypted . A user ’ s contacts and location are only available to other users if explicitly shared by the account owner . Users can feel confident that their private data will remain private and is treated with the utmost care and respect by Ayoba via it privacy policy .
Richard Cimardi , Interim CEO , Ayoba , said : “ We have a team of editors who check every post on our content channels before it goes live . This includes our music and entertainment channels . So it ’ s 100 % family friendly and safe for our younger users .”
Another unique feature is its availability in 22 languages that include : English , isiXhosa , isiZulu , French , Arabic , Dari , Pashtu , Hausa , Afrikaans , Igbo , Jula , Kinyarwanda , Luganda , Pidin ( Cameroon ), Pidgin ( Nigeria ), Portuguese , Sesotho , Setswana , Swahili , Twi and Yoruba . Content channels are predominantly English and French , but the app offers content across all the languages as well , in Dari , Pashto , isiZulu , isiXhosa and more .
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